REDDICK, Fla. — Communities across central Florida are dealing with Hurricane Helene's aftermath.

In Marion County, some saw direct impacts from the storm, and workers with Cordwin Tree Service spent much of Friday using a lift and crane to get a tree off a home. 

What You Need To Know

  •  Marion County saw some direct impacts from Hurricane Helene

  •  Workers with Cordwin Tree Service spent the day Friday using a lift and crane to get a tree off a home

  •  County leaders say they've received over 500 calls. Residents have been requesting help with fallen trees

“We do everything to move heaven and earth to get the work done,” said Phil Howell, consulting arborist for SavATree Cordwin Tree Service.

He said their goal is to be as efficient as possible.

“We’re more about preserving the tree if possible," Howell said. "But we’ll certainly tell people when the time comes, it’s time to make the call to remove it to save structures and people, to limit property damage and personal injury."

Near Reddick, members of the roads department responded to a tree that fell and downed power lines. 

“We received well over 500 calls. We’ve responded to a little over 220 trees that have fallen. Of those, we’ve cleared 130,” County Engineer for Marion County Steven Cohoon said. 

Cohoon said his team has been responding to these types of calls for more than 24 hours.  

“We want to make sure all of our major corridors are cleared,” Cohoon said. “We don’t have the privilege of downtime. That’s one thing we signed up for. Next time you see your local county worker filling a pothole, removing a tree or vegetation, take the time to thank them.”